JAXA probe Hayabusa returns

[Rhyshaelkan]

JAXA's probe, which rendezvoused with asteroid Itokawa (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/25143_Itokawa), returns soon with a sample of material.

http://www.jaxa.jp/projects/sat/muses_c/index_e.html

Link for possible live coverage of Hayabusa's reentry and landing at 13:51 UT, Sunday June 13.
http://airborne.seti.org/hayabusa/

[Sam Fraser]

Video of re-entry here:

http://news.discovery.com/space/nasa-aircraft-videos-hayabusa-re-entry.html

Quite beautiful. Thanks NASA!

Capsule now safely on ground.

[joertexas]

Video of re-entry here:

http://news.discovery.com/space/nasa-aircraft-videos-hayabusa-re-entry.html

Quite beautiful. Thanks NASA!

Capsule now safely on ground.

Outstanding job, and kudos to JAXA! I hope the sample is in the capsule...

JR

[Sam Fraser]

Good recap of the whole mission in the video below (REALLY irritating talking head though):

http://www.spacevidcast.com/2010/06/22/the-little-spacecraft-that-could-hayabusa-spacepod-2010-06-22/